hurricane

Hurricane Erin will move along the eastern coast of Florida all the way to portions of Canada as waves and storm surges are expected to be seen along the coast of New York State.

After several years of pretty wild weather, it's time to review your emergency prep plan and ensure you're ready if the unimaginable strikes.

With all of the wild weather we've had this year, it's time to review your emergency prep plan.

Think that New York State is too far north to get a hurricane? Think again. What should you have stored incase NYS gets hit with a Hurricane?

As Florence moves inland the storm will swing North bringing a lot or rain to the Capital Region.

Luke Combs burst on to the country music scene less than a year ago when he was signed to a major record label and they released Hurricane. The song spent two weeks at # 1 and his follow up hit When It Rains It Pours, is currently climbing up the charts. Luke has one show planned on his tour in the state of New York, and it's just a short drive away at Turning Stone Casino and Resort in February.

We know the damage a hurricane can inflict all too well; Irene was very hard for many of us in the Albany area, so we know firsthand that any help you can get, you need. There are people who need our help downstate and we want to our best to reach out a hand to those in need - that's why we're doing an S.O.S Day - Show Our Support. Find out how you can help victims of Hurricane Sandy.

We're going to keep you updated every time there is a change in information or new information about Sandy as she approaches the Albany area. Please keep checking back and refreshing the page to display the latest information.

When major storms happen it is a given that meteorologists and news reporters will be out in the thick of things reporting what is going on. When that happens, many times you can also be sure that someone will see that as a perfect opportunity to get their 15 minutes of fame on the television.

If you are in the dark, chances are you’re looking at this on a smart phone. If you’re wondering about an outage in your neighborhood, need to report an outage, wondering how long it’ll last, and other information, then check out the map below.

Gov Cuomo has just announced that the Tappan Zee Bridge near New York City will close at 4PM today (10/29) due to the high winds associated with Sandy. If you're wondering about any possible bridge closings in the Albany area, New York State has a twitter account setup that will display information about bridges across the state. If you don't have Twitter, you can follow along here:

Most of these have been lifted or will expire by the end of the day Tuesday. We were lucky that Sandy wasn't as bad as it could have been!